Caroline heads up the 30-strong Brain Injury Division at Bolt Burdon Kemp, which comprises the firm’s specialist Child Brain Injury and Adult Brain Injury teams. A leader in the field and widely praised for her exceptional client care, she has been a partner since 2006 and client care partner since 2008.
Chambers and Partners 2025, says:
“Caroline is excellent and really approachable.”
“Caroline is a brilliant solicitor.”
“Caroline is particularly strong at working with the barrister and at managing the case, including tactics of negotiation.”
Chambers and Partners 2024, says Caroline ‘is focused, intelligent and thoughtful in everything she does’ and ‘is fiercely bright and totally dedicated’.
The Legal 500 2024, says ‘Caroline Klage is absolutely superb. In my mind, she is the best solicitor in the country dealing with birth brain injury claims. I have never worked with anyone more passionate and devoted to their clients and her experience within the specialist field is second to none’
As Head of the Brain Injury Division, Caroline has strategic oversight of cases featuring both child brain injury and adult brain injury. She has achieved strong results in a number of high value complex matters, including one of the largest ever clinical negligence settlements for a capital equivalent of just under £33.2 million for a birth injury claim. She feels privileged to act for clients who have sustained brain injury due to substandard medical treatment during pregnancy, labour, birth and the early years or as a result of a traumatic accident including road traffic accidents.
Caroline champions a pro-active, practical and empathetic approach. Her priority is to ensure her clients receive rehabilitation at the earliest possible opportunity to maximise their chances of achieving the optimum outcome. She also understands the critical role family has to play in this process, seeking to provide both practical and essential support to her clients’ families at the outset. she works closely with her clients’ families, schools and healthcare professionals to ensure their complex needs are well met so that they can flourish and thrive post-injury.
Caroline is regularly invited to comment in the national press on healthcare issues.
Caroline is accredited to the specialist Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel and is an IPSEA qualified Special Educational Needs advisor.
Media contributions and commentary
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- ‘Stronger’ leadership needed at Shropshire’s hospitals – Shropshire Star
- Fast-track payouts for birth injuries – a poor sticking plaster? – The Brief
- Will the Francis report make a difference to the NHS in the long term? – The Guardian
- Will a duty of candour provoke a culture change in the NHS? – The Guardian
- NHS whistleblowers still face consequences – The Times
- How rehabilitation and support can help a child with an acquired brain injury to flourish and reach their potential – Cerebra
- Nottingham NHS Trust was warned of ‘cover up’ seven years ago – The Times
- Caroline Klage speaks to Law Careers – Law Careers.net
- East Kent trust baby deaths: How the NHS can fix maternity care without spending more money – i News
